Officials say the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $500 million, which would make it the fifth largest lottery prize in U.S. history.Watch videoThe lottery raised its jackpot estimate Wednesday morning. It has raised it twice since Saturday's drawing by a total of about $105 million from $450 million to $485 million to $500 million.No one has won the Powerball jackpot for more than two months, so the prize has been growing gradually from its $40 million starting point.It's been nearly a year since a Powerball prize topped $400 million.Powerball is sold in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.The chance of winning a Powerball jackpot is about 1 in 175 million.Are you buying a ticket? Add your comment in the box below or on the KCCI Facebook page.

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Officials say the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $500 million, which would make it the fifth largest lottery prize in U.S. history.